Beckenbauer losing faith in FIFA after World cup votes

FIFA Executive Committee member Franz Beckenbauer says he has “limited” faith in FIFA after the way it handled the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on December 2, and the way it has acted since then.

Beckenbauer losing faith in FIFA after World cup votes

FIFA Executive Committee member Franz Beckenbauer says he has “limited” faith in FIFA after the way it handled the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on December 2, and the way it has acted since then.

Two of the favourites to stage the events, England and Australia, received only two votes and one vote respectively, and Beckenbauer, who was one of the 22 committee members eligible to vote, feels betrayed by FIFA for revealing such statistics.

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